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‘Carbon Capture’ One Key to Combating Global Warming    /  Alabama Public Radio

The question of how to reduce the pollution that causes global warming is now a hot topic since new carbon limits were announced by the EPA earlier this month.  Those…


Source: Alabama Public Radio    /    Published: June 12, 2014    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

UA’s Randall Research Program Recognizes 15 Budding Investigators    /  UA News

Fifteen University of Alabama undergraduate researchers received recognition through the Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award Program.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: June 9, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Research, Students, UA News   

Engineering Professor Comes Up With Second Patent for Carbon-Capture Technology    /  World Industrial Reporter

Here’s the story of one patent following another:  Engineering Professor Dr. Jason E. Bara from University of Alabama, who has already patented a process that could improve stripping greenhouse gasses…


Source: World Industrial Reporter    /    Published: June 2, 2014    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

UA Engineering Professor Hopes to Improve Carbon-Capture with Patented Technology    /  UA News

Less than a year after patenting a process that could improve stripping greenhouse gasses from industrial emissions, a University of Alabama engineering professor was recently granted another patent that uses a different solvent to accomplish the same goal.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: May 29, 2014    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News    /    Features:     

National Student Exchange student follows in parents’ footsteps    /   Iowa State Daily

An ISU student will be following in his father’s footsteps when he spends the upcoming school year at the University of Alabama as part of the National Student Exchange program….


Source: Iowa State Daily    /    Published: May 1, 2014    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, In The News, Students   

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Five UA Students to Receive Hollings Scholarships    /  UA News

Five University of Alabama students will receive the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship for 2014-2016.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 22, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Students, UA News   

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Two UA Students Named Goldwater Scholars for 2014-15    /  UA News

The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program has selected two outstanding University of Alabama students as Goldwater Scholars for 2014-2015. Over the past eight years, UA ranks second among U.S. universities in the number of students receiving scholarships from the Goldwater program.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 18, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Students, UA News   

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UA Chem E Car Team Set To Compete

Tuscaloosa, Ala. – A group of chemical engineering students from The University of Alabama have designed a car powered by a chemical reaction as part of a national collegiate contest…


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: March 20, 2014    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, In The News, Students    /    Features:     

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UA Students to Present Research Findings at National Conference    /  UA News

Eleven University of Alabama undergraduate students will present their research findings April 3-5 at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: March 13, 2014    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Research, Students, UA News   

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Premier award recipients named    /  Crimson White

The recipients of the 2014 Premier Awards were announced last week and will be recognized during Honors Week at The University of Alabama. The 2014 Premier Awards, the University’s highest…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: March 12, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, In The News, Students   

In 1837, The University of Alabama became one of the first five universities in the nation to offer engineering classes. Today, UA’s College of Engineering has more than 5,800 students and more than 150 faculty. In recent years, students in the College have been named USA Today All-USA College Academic Team members, Goldwater, Hollings, Portz, Boren, Mitchell and Truman scholars.